Reminder to enter WAN-IFRA colour competition

A reminder to newspaper printing companies to enter the WAN-IFRA 2010-2012 International Newspaper Color Quality Club competition, which close online at the end of December 2009.

Companies benchmark their operations every two years by competing for membership in the Club, which sets new standards for newspaper printing quality worldwide. Membership allows them to account themselves among the best-printed newspapers in the world.

Process

Online registration from May to end December 2009
Production and submission of the monthly test prints between January and April 2010
Final evaluation and announcement of the new Club members in June 2010
Presentation of the winners at IFRA Expo in October 2010

Full details of the competition, including testing and measurement criteria and how to apply can be found at www.ifra.com/colorqualityclub.

WAN-IFRA also provides a colour quality self-check, a free online tool that allows newspapers to check their colour print quality. This can be found at www.ifra.com/qualitycheck.